Fossil fuels are seen as the main cause for climate
change. Our (over)use of them risks irrevocably
destroying the fragile balance of the Planet.
It is difficult for all of us to “see” global warming,
but the impact is increasingly evident,
and it is alarming.
While waiting for the Energy Revolution
of the third millennium, which will involve the use
of clean and renewable energetic sources
(sun, wind, bio-masses, the sea, clean hydrogen),
everybody can already do a lot to stop climate
change and cut down on the emissions of climate
damaging gases – mostly CO2 – by investing
in “energy efficiency”.
Energy efficiency means saying no to some
of the comforts of our current lifestyle
and reducing the energy consumption
of our appliances, buildings and industrial plants,
to get the same effect but with less consumption.
Research on European level confirms that it would
be possible today to save up to 45% of electric
power consumed and to cut one third of CO2
emissions by replacing all current electrical
appliances with more efficient models already
available in the market.
Energy efficiency is the first and most important
renewable source currently available, because
it is the easiest to develop and with the least
cost to society.
All of us can already do a lot to stop climate
change and cut down on our own CO2 emissions.
How? By investing in energy efficiency!
